Senior Associate - Consumer Financial Services Regulatory - London
Why join us?:
DWF are currently recruiting for an Associate or Senior Associate to join our expanding Consumer & Retail Financial Services Regulatory team in London.
Our Financial Services Regulatory (FSR) team supports national and international financial services practices and clients.
We offer both contentious (non-litigation) and non-contentious advisory services, with a particular focus on consumer and retail markets.
As an Associate in this team, you can expect to work across a range of client instructions; including structuring and advising on transactions and corporate restructuring (regulatory notifications, client transfers, and due diligence), as well as engaging with the FCA on supervisory issues and regulatory interventions.
Responsibilities:
- Manage complex and high-value cases, both contentious and non-contentious, while providing high-quality service to clients.
- Provide high-quality, technically precise, and commercially focused regulatory advice to firms and their senior managers across a range of consumer/retail markets.
- Maintain your knowledge of financial services regulation and stay up to date with current sector and market trends.
- Support and develop junior fee earners, providing technical and strategic advice, and supervising cases.
What will help you succeed in this role? :
Essential- Qualified solicitor with significant legal expertise and interest in consumer financial services regulation and markets.
- Proven ability to manage complex and high-value cases, both contentious and non-contentious.
- Ability to develop your own business and support the team with expanding existing and new clients.
- Experience of effectively supervising, advising and developing junior fee earners.
- Innovative and motivated to seek new ways of working and challenge and improve internal practices.
- A collaborative approach to building and developing excellent relationships with clients and colleagues.
What we offer?:
We are committed to ensuring that each member of our team feels valued and duly rewarded during their time at DWF.
We are an equal opportunities employer that celebrates diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. We aim to create a positive experience for all candidates and offer any adjustments or additional support needed.If you're excited about the opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with all the requirements, please apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for the role or others across the wider team.
About us:
DWF is a leading global provider of integrated legal and business services. Our approach delivers efficiency, price certainty and transparency for our clients across the world without compromising on quality or service. Our purpose is to deliver positive outcomes with our colleagues, clients and communities and we foster a culture that places our colleagues at the centre of all that we do.